20182h 5mThrillerDramaHistory
Balloon
Ballon
One of the most daring escapes of the Cold War.
67Pop Score7 of 9 sources
Audiences +9 vs criticsTwo families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.
- Director, Writer
- Michael Herbig
- Writer
- Kit Hopkins
- Writer
- Thilo Röscheisen
- Music
- Ralf Wengenmayr
- Music
- Marvin Miller
- Cinematography
- Torsten Breuer
Ratings
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Top billed cast
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 27 Sept 2018
- Original language
- German
